Word · Frequency #6035
procession
队伍，行列
a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly, formal way
常指仪式或庆典中的行进队伍
- 1.
The act of progressing or proceeding.
前进或进行的行为。
- 2.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
(神学)圣灵在五旬节的起源
- 3.
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
有序、庄严行进的一群人或物；队列；随从。
- 4.
the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
一群人、动物或车辆以大致规则的队形前进的集体行动
- 5.
A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
一系列按顺序发生的事情(在空间或时间上)。
- 6.
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
向前移动的行为(如朝向目标)
- 7.
The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
快速连续淘汰击球员。
连续，一连串；列队行进；前进或进行的行为。；(神学)圣灵在五旬节的起源；有序、庄严行进的一群人或物；队列；随从。
In use
A long procession of cars slowly made its way down the main street.
The funeral procession moved silently through the town.
A procession of visitors entered the museum one by one.
the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
processions were forbidden
in procession
常作状语，不带冠词。
The mourners walked in procession to the cemetery.
送葬者列队走向墓地。
a procession of + noun
表示一连串的人或物。
Connections
Collocations
- a funeral procession
- 送葬队伍
- The funeral procession moved slowly through the streets.送葬队伍缓慢地穿过街道。
- a wedding procession
- 婚礼队伍
- The wedding procession entered the church to the sound of music.婚礼队伍在音乐声中进入教堂。
- a torchlight procession
- 火把游行
- The torchlight procession lit up the night sky.火把游行照亮了夜空。
- in procession
- 列队行进
- The students walked in procession to the assembly hall.学生们列队走向礼堂。
- procession of
- 一连串（队伍）
- A long procession of cars followed the hearse.一长串汽车跟在灵车后面。
- lead the procession
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象'过程'（process）中大家排成队伍行进，就是procession。
Context & Register
通常用作中性，常用于描述人群、动物或车辆列队行进，也可表示“一连串”。多用于正式或半正式场合，日常口语中也常见。
Grammar Note
常用搭配：a procession of（一列）；in procession（列队）
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the /ɛʃən/ ending. Watch out for lookalikes like 'passion' (/ˈpæʃən/) and 'mission' (/ˈmɪʃən/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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